Jail Inmates, 1983 This survey used personal interviews with a stratified random sample of 3,992 male and 1,793 female inmates of 407 local jails to identify sociodemographic and criminal characteristics of the 1983 jail inmate population.

Prison Admissions and Releases, 1982 These statistics on persons admitted to and released from State prisons in 1982 cover inmate demographic and offense characteristics as well as the median sentence given and the median time served before release.

1983 Jail Census Data from the June 30, 1983, National Jail Census cover the number of jails and inmates by region for 1970-83, with data broken down by inmate characteristics (adults, juveniles, and sex) and by State. Part of the Census of Jails Series

11/1/1984

NCJ 95536

Sentencing Practices in 13 States This report examines the sentencing systems of 13 States as well as the judge's role in sentencing, incarceration rates, and sentence lengths.

The Prevalence of Imprisonment A new statistical indicator is introduced that shows the pervasiveness of State imprisonment by measuring both the percentage of the Nation's population confined on any given day and the percentage that will ever have served a State prison sentence in their lifetimes.